Driftwood Charters

Driftwood Charters Driftwood Charters is a fishing guide service that does inshore and nearshore charters, specializing in trout, drum, flounder, and stripers on light tackle.

I charter trips on the Neuse, Trent, Bay, Pamlico, and Pungo rivers as well as the Pamlico sound. Driftwood Charters is a fishing guide service that offers nearshore and inshore fishing experiences. I specialize in nearshore wreck fishing in the ocean for flounder and inshore light tackle fishing for speckled trout, flounder, stripers, and puppy drum. I also guide the big red drum fishing trips catered for popping corks or cut bait fishing. 40 plus years of experience to help put you on fish, 20 years documented as well. Trips can be guided out of the Neuse, Trent, Bay, Pamlico, Pungo rivers as well as the Pamlico sound. I also charter for stripers up the Tar, Neuse, and Roanoke rivers in the winter months when these fish are headed up for their annual spawn. Best of class in equipment along with the latest in electronics to aid in the success of your trip.

Hosted Dan and James on the Driftwood after relentless rain on Friday and Saturday. Finally getting a break later in the...
07/27/2026

Hosted Dan and James on the Driftwood after relentless rain on Friday and Saturday. Finally getting a break later in the weekend, worked our way around the ledges and banks of the Pamilco Sound. The wind cooperated and we stopped at a local area ledge that was holding quite a few fish. Looking at them on the screen before verifying. First bait in the water and it was an instant hookup. Worked through some really stout bluefish before Dan landed a 22" class speckled trout in the boat. Played with those for awhile and then headed to the bank and landed some flounder to finish out the trip. All catch and release!

Brian and Patrick Woodall on the Driftwood for a day of light tackle fishing. Worked the sound side ledges for some acti...
07/10/2026

Brian and Patrick Woodall on the Driftwood for a day of light tackle fishing. Worked the sound side ledges for some action. Mainly a bluefish bite with some speckled trout in the mix. Patrick boated his pb speck today with the fish pushing just over 4 lbs. These two had a few flatfish on as well, but none all the way to the boat. Awesome day with a light wind out of the SE! See less

Back home on the Neuse early Friday morning scouting for some fish to bite on light tackle. Found a school of slot drum ...
07/10/2026

Back home on the Neuse early Friday morning scouting for some fish to bite on light tackle. Found a school of slot drum with a few stripers mixed in, then, after the sun got up, just over a dozen of slab crappie around two pieces of structure! See less

07/10/2026

Hosted Kenny Townsend, his wife Melanie, and their sons Ryker and Maverick. Trip was a birthday present from Melanie to Kenny, we won't mention how many years! We spent the first part of the trip dodging a few storms in the Neuse and casting plastics with a few bites. Next we changed tactics, filled up the live well with some bait and hit some structures along the shore line. First fish in the boat was 27.5 in. striper landed by Kenny, his pb striper! Had quite a few hookups on the stripers, but the area was not kind to our tackle. 2nd part of the trip was finding a ledge with multiple species on it and landed some of each. It was non stop action, the largest a 15 pound gar, but the last fish of the day was a 22in. slot drum landed by Maverick! Maverick was ecstatic! 20+ hookups on stripers, drum, and a few gar! Great job on the rods today from this crew. Awesome day on the water! See less

It is always great to make memories with family. This past weekend my sister Kathy, my sister Beth, and her husband Sam,...
06/23/2026

It is always great to make memories with family. This past weekend my sister Kathy, my sister Beth, and her husband Sam, along with my wife Mary had a weekend together fishing on the beautiful Pamlico Sound. It appears the speck population has suffered from the cold stun earlier this year, but that didn't stop this crew from catching fish. Saturday we set out and worked many different areas and found some really nice grey trout, along with blues and croakers. The bite was consistent for most of the trip. On day 2, we added another species after changing tactics. This species was on just about every area we fished, got visuals on them Saturday. After a tackle change and some tedious instruction, 5 minutes in we were hooked up on a spadefish. That is correct, Spadefish! Now this is a fish that I don't normally target, but you have to adapt and my crew on board did. We started catching these fish along with some specks and croakers. Ounce for ounce, the tug was unreal on the spades! Everyone on board caught these hard fighters. It was not that easy, but my crew made it look that way. What an awesome day learning, catching, and spending time with family! Check out these pictures! See less

A few pics from one of the latest trips, post snow apocalypse. Scouted a few areas and found some active fish on some fa...
02/13/2026

A few pics from one of the latest trips, post snow apocalypse. Scouted a few areas and found some active fish on some familiar ledges, including some slab crappie. Spent quite a bit of time watching these fish on the "live" sonar, and their reactions in the cold water environment before some of these made a commitment to bite. Guess which species was the most active.

Address

150 Quinn Road
Cove City, NC
28560

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 7:30pm
Thursday 7am - 7:30pm
Friday 7am - 7:30pm
Saturday 7am - 7:30pm
Sunday 7am - 7:30pm

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+12526705328

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